The Wall-e remote control toy robot is now available on a pre-order basis. The timing of this may seem a little odd, but the Ultimate WALL-E  remote controlled robot is sure to be a sought after gift during the coming holiday season.
It’s WALL•E! See the robot star of the hit Disney/Pixar film ”WALL•E” come to life with the Ultimate WALL•E remote control toy. WALL•E’s charming personality shines through with this interactive toy robot.
Features include:

With the original voice from the hit movie, WALL•E can chat with you. He can also …

Chevrolet unveiled its long-awaited production version of the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro sports car Monday in the dome in Warren where it was designed, next to historic GM vehicles the ‘50 Corvette Stingray, the ‘51 LeSabre and the 1959 Camaro whose league it hopes to join.
General Motors Corp. believes there is still an ample market for the all-new Camaro, despite the fact that the U.S. consumer’s preference has changed dramatically to favor fuel-efficient cars and crossovers and smaller engines since the automaker revealed the concept version in 2006 to compete in …

There’s a rumor surfacing that Microsoft is going to release a Sidewinder keyboard. Features are said to include a detachable numeric keyboard that can be attached to either side of the Sidewinder keyboard.
It also appears to have some programmable keys on the left-hand side. What appears to be a range of multimedia keys can be found at the top of the keyboard, and two round knobs that are for…well…I’m not really sure.
The site says the Microsoft Sidewinder keyboard will be launched in September for $79.95
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Talk about an unpleasant death… The WASP Injection Knife shoots a short, quick blast of carbon dioxide about the size of a basketball at 850psi into it’s ‘target”. The blast of gas instantly kills or incapacitates whatever it is you’ve just stabbed (bear, shark,…)
To see the WASP Knife in action, visit their website
This year’s Christmas list is getting long….
IGN has a good write-up
Wasp Knives looks to have recently innovated the most deadly blade yet conceived, and it’s apparently capable of “…dropping some of the largest mammals in a single stab,” …

Little doubt this will be one of the “must haves” during the coming holiday season.
The Dell E mini-laptop has been rumored to be coming this August, and while an announcement still has not come officially from Dell it seemingly more certain that it’s more than a rumor.
The Dell E is expected to be powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor and be running Linux. The Dell E will feature an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 resolution display, 512MB of RAM, a built-in 0.3-megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi 802.11g and a 4GB SSD.
Coming in …

I’m guessing that a fair amount of our readers share a common problem… That  glaring, obtrusive check engine light that you carefully covered with black electrical tape! Even if it’s not a problem now, at some point it will be. You know the drill… death taxes, check engine light.
This incredible gadget has an amazing number of features and will pay for itself many times over.
The ScanGauge II is an extremely compact automotive computer designed to read and display information about your vehicle in real time.
Simply connect the ScanGauge II to …

I ‘ve been procrastinating in buying a Kindle and now I may just have to wait a little longer.
Apparently Amazon will debut the new Kindle 2.0 just in time for the holidays. If the story over at Crunchgear proves true, Kindle’s makeover will reportedly include a smaller form factor, improved interface, availability in multiple colors.
Amazon also has another Kindle model in the works that boasts a shape similar to an 8 1/2 x 11-inch piece of paper, but likely won’t be out until next year. Decidedly cooler, Amazon seems to …

I guess I finally have to accept that the “go green” movement is not going away. Hybrid Ferarri somewhat convinces me it’s going to be around for awhile.
If you hadn’t already divined it from the tea leaves Ferrari has been sprinkling around lately, hybridization is officially coming to the Ferrari stable. Whether it was the bold proclamation at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show that Ferrari would reduce its emissions by 40% by 2012, or the recent hybridized F1 cars outfitted with the KERS system, we all knew it had to …

Acer today announced U.S. availability of the Acer® Aspire one, an ultra-lightweight mobile Internet device with prices beginning at just $379.
The Acer Aspire one provides continuous access to the Internet in an easy-to-use, stylish and ultra-compact platform. It’s designed to be an affordable and simple solution for web browsing, checking email, instant messaging, VOIP calls, streaming video, viewing photos and listening to music.
“Our Acer Aspire one is an innovative solution providing quick and easy access to the Internet with an intuitive software interface designed to make computing easy,” said Sumit …

Wordpress 2.6 is out today and it’s another impressive release. Although many speculated this release would simply fix a few bugs and security items, it’s much more.  Upgrade as soon as you can, you’ll be glad you did.
Here’s a list of a few of the changes and features:

Post Revisions: Wiki-like tracking of edits

Press This!: Post from wherever you are on the web

Google Gears: Turbo-speed your blogging

Theme Previews: See it before your audience does

Word count: Never guess how many words are in your post anymore.

Image captions: Add sweet captions like Political …

I plan to purchase a new laptop in the next few weeks and the Toughbook CF-74 is at the top of my list. This upgrade will probably ’seal the deal’ for me.
Panasonic today announced upgrades to its semi-rugged desktop replacement Toughbook CF-52 and mobile workhorse Toughbook CF-74.
Both the Toughbook CF-52 and Toughbook CF-74 now incorporate the new Intel(R) Centrino(R)
2 processor technology. In addition, video and graphics capabilities have been significantly enhanced, hard drive capacity has been increased to 160GB, and Wi-Fi performance expanded to include 802.11 Draft N.
“In addition to …

Personal computer maker Lenovo has announced the launch of yet another ultra-thin laptop named ThinkPad X200 and it is incredible!
This new product from the company weighs just around 1.34 kilograms. It comes loaded with a four cell battery. Customers can however order the machine with a nine-cell battery which increases the weight but also battery life.
Lenovo ThinkPad X200 features a 12.1-inch screen. Customers can get it with a 64GB solid state drive or regular hard drives of up to 320GB capacity.
The company is providing the option to order the laptop …

Nintendo got the jump on both Sony and Microsoft by making one of the first major announcements of the E3 show, Wii MotionPlus. Wii MotionPlus is an add on which attaches to the Wii Remote and more accurately traces motions in 3D space.
In a press release Nintendo has only really confirmed Wii MotionPlus and stated that more information will be revealed on it tomorrow morning at their E3 conference.
Nintendo’s upcoming Wii™ MotionPlus accessory for the revolutionary Wii Remote™ controller again redefines game control, by more quickly and accurately reflecting motions …

Smart phone choices are looking to become a little more complex now that it appears RIM is set to launch a full touchscreen Blackberry. The folks at CrackBerry.com got ahold of the first pictures of the new device, the Blackberry Thunder (possibly Blackberry Storm) 9500.
Some of the features of the Thunder include multi-touch glass display with tactile response, which gives you a feedback at the push a button, full QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode and SureType keyboard in portrait mode.
At a first glance, it does look a little like an …

If you’re an outdoors type, you’ve got to check out the new Garmin Oregon Series GPS. I swear by my current Garmin, and this new Oregon series looks to be even better. We’ll follow up with another review, once we get our hands on one.
The Garmin Oregon series of handheld GPS devices for outdoor, marine and fitness enthusiasts, combines an intuitive touchscreen interface, rugged, resilient design and a variety of preloaded mapping options.